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Is Regulating Delivery Company Fees the Answer to Save Restaurants?

Mike von Massow

Dec 3, 20205 min read

Is Regulating Delivery Company Fees the Answer to Save Restaurants?

The pandemic has been extremely hard on the restaurant industry and its not over yet. Numbers continue to rise and the weather is...

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Should Justin Be Buying Us All Dinner Out?

Mike von Massow

Oct 12, 20203 min read

Should Justin Be Buying Us All Dinner Out?

The restaurant industry has been one of the sectors most hard hit during the ongoing pandemic. This is a sector that employs more than a...

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Mike von Massow

Oct 9, 20202 min read

The Turkey in the Coalmine?

We continue to see rising new COVID case numbers in Canada as the long predicted second wave washes over us. Governments have asked...

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Restaurants - Three Things That Will Change and One Thing That Won't

Mike von Massow

Jul 13, 20205 min read

Restaurants - Three Things That Will Change and One Thing That Won't

We've seen dramatic upheaval in the restaurant industry due to the COVID19 pandemic. This will drive change in how restaurants behave in...

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Get in, Get out! The challenges of Farmers Markets Reopening

Mike von Massow

Jul 6, 20206 min read

Get in, Get out! The challenges of Farmers Markets Reopening

By Laura Stortz Farmers markets are gradually reopening across Ontario. Farmers markets are considered essential workplaces so over the...

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For Canadian Beef Processors, the Worst of COVID-19 Appears to be Over

Mike von Massow

Jun 11, 20205 min read

For Canadian Beef Processors, the Worst of COVID-19 Appears to be Over

Written by Nicholas Bannon The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions that have rippled through Canada’s beef sector, but it appears...

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Is Canada’s Craft Beer Industry Tapped Out?

Mike von Massow

Jun 7, 20202 min read

Is Canada’s Craft Beer Industry Tapped Out?

By Daniel Schuurman From your local brewery's IPA to the stout from across town, craft breweries have worked their way into many...

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Mike von Massow

May 17, 20203 min read

Do As We Say, Not As We Do?

The Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) recently launched an advertising campaign to lobby for federal support for grains and oilseeds...

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A Look at the Impact of COVID19 on Grocery Shopping in Canada

Mike von Massow

May 11, 20203 min read

A Look at the Impact of COVID19 on Grocery Shopping in Canada

Statistics Canada released an interesting report today on recent grocery store sales in Canada. I thought I would provide a perspective...

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An Integrated Beef Market Offers Protection from Plant Closures

Mike von Massow

May 11, 20204 min read

An Integrated Beef Market Offers Protection from Plant Closures

Post by Brendan McDougall As scary as COVID-19 is, the potential for secondary consequences such as wide-scale food shortages are equally...

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Mike von Massow

Apr 30, 20201 min read

No meat shortages expected in Canada

This news article was originally posted on the University of Guelph's news page on April 20th, 2020 and can be found here. Although...

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Mike von Massow

Apr 15, 20203 min read

In a COVID-19 World, is Local Better?

Our food system has weathered an unprecedented demand shift and shock over the past month. Overall, we have come out of it reasonably...

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Mike von Massow

Apr 6, 20205 min read

Farming in the Era of COVID-19

We are experiencing unprecedented disruption to normal life and commerce in order to flatten the pandemic curve due to COVID-19. Physical...

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A Thought on Dumping Milk During COVID-19

Mike von Massow

Apr 3, 20204 min read

A Thought on Dumping Milk During COVID-19

I received a sad text from a friend of mine who is a dairy farmer. They are being asked to dump milk as the processors to whom it is...

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Considering the complexity of food, it is no surprise that conversations about it can be broad and diverse. In order to better understand how people think about food, Mike is involved in several projects. Learn more about each project below.

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT PROJECT

Our team is a group of students, faculty and community partners that are committed to working towards a more sustainable future for the restaurant industry. Every year we hold a forum, bringing prominent speakers to the University of Guelph to discuss issues in the Canadian Restaurant Industry.

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RELATED PROJECTS

Considering the complexity of food, it is no surprise that conversations about it can be broad and diverse. In order to better understand how people think about food, Mike is involved in several projects. Learn more about each project below.

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT PROJECT